posted 13 Feb 2009 02:24 by Thang Ngo
Saw Changeling last and truly loved it. Never been a fan of Angelina or Clint Eastwood for that matter. But this movie sucked me right in. It made me angry but ultimately optimistic. I was convinced before seeing it that it would be mediocre - but because the movie brought out so many emotions in me, it obviously succeeded. We went to see it to escape the 40+ degrees heat in Sydney and I'm really glad we did. Angelina underplayed it so well. See it to see how far society has come, and how much more we have to go. www.changelingmovie.net |
posted 17 Jan 2009 21:44 by Thang Ngo
SMH Online, January 16, 2009
Flights to Sydney, Perth
and Brisbane will be among 200 cut by Singapore Airlines between now
and the end of March as the carrier battles to cope with falling
passenger demands.
Singapore Airlines will also cut
the numbers of flights to China and India and Hong Kong in Asia, while
services to London and Zurich will also shrink, according to a report
in the Straits Times.
Overall, the reductions represent just under 3% of the total number of flights operated by SIA, the paper said.
"We
do not want to be flying half-empty planes around the world any longer
than we have to, because it increases our cost burden at a time when we
can least afford to," the paper quoted SIA spokesman Stephen Forshaw
saying.
SIA said on Thursday it filled 65.8% of the space available on its planes for passengers and cargo in December, down from 70.7%.
Reuters
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posted 9 Jan 2009 22:17 by Thang Ngo
Went to the MCA yesterday to see the new exhibtion by Yinka Shonibare, a cheeky artist born in the UK of Nigerian parents but grew up in Lagos. His work is cheekily puts african themes, mainly african prints in a typical English setting (far left). While we were there also saw a few new acquisitions by the MCA including prints by Shark Bay, WA by Trent Parke (below). The colour is so vivid and Australian.
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posted 16 Nov 2008 02:14 by Thang Ngo
I got a review version of this French DVD, which was billed as cross between SAW and Hostel. Can definitely see the comparison to Hostel, but this was just gratuitous violence. Typical of the French, had to have the underdog character winning out, all the blokes including her friends died. I thought Hostel was intelligent and of course scary. Didn't think so at all for Frontier(s). It was just a technically well made, but that was about all. Checked out the reviews and others obviously disagreed cause it got pretty good raves. |
posted 1 Nov 2008 20:16 by Thang Ngo
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The Story of Fogetting, Stefan Merril Block
Yet “The Story of Forgetting” is as true to the anguish of these
questions as it is ablaze with love and vitality. In the end, without
false optimism, Mr. Block taps into the life force that gives Seth a
human, heart-wrenching answer. “The
Story of Forgetting” is a fresh, beguiling novel in what is sure to be
the rapidly expanding genre of Alzheimer’s literature. As medicine
alters life expectancy and genetic testing for the disease predicts
destiny, these subjects invite new attention. In addition to looking
toward the future Mr. Block has also done prodigious homework. Among
the notable sources he cites: “My Father’s Brain” by Jonathan Franzen; “Elegy for Iris” by John Bayley; “The Bear Came Over the Mountain,” the Alice Munro
story adapted for the screen as “Away From Her”; “The Forgetting” by
David Shenk; and “Losing My Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with
Alzheimer’s,” a wrenching memoir by Thomas DeBaggio. “The Story of
Forgetting” remembers them all. I just finished this book today (16/11/08). Made a difficult subject very easy to read, despite alot of convolution; technical stuff, story telling, and parallel plot. Pretty good for a first novel.
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